EgyptAir Cabin Founded in Several Sites of Mediterranean
Kamis, 16 Juni 2016 - 06:18 WIB
EgyptAir Cabin Founded in Several Sites of Mediterranean
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CAIRO - Pieces of the cabin from the missing EgyptAir plane which crashed into the Mediterranean last month have been found.
Egyptian investigators said on Wednesday night, French vessel taking part in the search discovered pieces of fuselage at several sites.
Since then, authorities have been searching for wreckage and the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders, which could reveal evidence about what caused the crash.Two weeks ago, a French naval vessel detected underwater signals from one of EgyptAir Flight 804's so-called black boxes investigators said.Specialized locator equipment on board the French vessel La Place detected signals from the seabed in the Mediterranean, the investigative committee said in a statement.The director of the BEA, France's air accident investigation agency, later said it had confirmed the signals were from one of the recorders on the plane."The signal of a beacon from a flight recorder could be detected. ... The detection of this signal is a first step," said BEA Director Remy Jouty in a statement.
As known, Airbus A320 which had been en route from Paris to Cairo disappeared on May 19, with the loss of all 66 people on board, including Richard Osman, a 40 year old British businessman.
The "John Lethbridge" research boat, which made the find, arrived in Egypt last week to begin searching the Mediterranean for the wreckage with an underwater robot.
The discovery comes after investigators warned on Monday that signals from the plane's black boxes would stop operating by the end of the month.
The area of sea where it crashed is believed to be about 10,000 feet deep and its flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder should have had enough battery power to emit signals for four to five weeks.
Investigators have said it is too soon to determine what caused the disaster although a terror attack has not been ruled out.
Egyptian investigators said on Wednesday night, French vessel taking part in the search discovered pieces of fuselage at several sites.
Since then, authorities have been searching for wreckage and the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders, which could reveal evidence about what caused the crash.Two weeks ago, a French naval vessel detected underwater signals from one of EgyptAir Flight 804's so-called black boxes investigators said.Specialized locator equipment on board the French vessel La Place detected signals from the seabed in the Mediterranean, the investigative committee said in a statement.The director of the BEA, France's air accident investigation agency, later said it had confirmed the signals were from one of the recorders on the plane."The signal of a beacon from a flight recorder could be detected. ... The detection of this signal is a first step," said BEA Director Remy Jouty in a statement.
As known, Airbus A320 which had been en route from Paris to Cairo disappeared on May 19, with the loss of all 66 people on board, including Richard Osman, a 40 year old British businessman.
The "John Lethbridge" research boat, which made the find, arrived in Egypt last week to begin searching the Mediterranean for the wreckage with an underwater robot.
The discovery comes after investigators warned on Monday that signals from the plane's black boxes would stop operating by the end of the month.
The area of sea where it crashed is believed to be about 10,000 feet deep and its flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder should have had enough battery power to emit signals for four to five weeks.
Investigators have said it is too soon to determine what caused the disaster although a terror attack has not been ruled out.
(rnz)
